Fat Sheroes: A Weighty Matter
"You *think* I'm feeling passion, bub, but I'm really just trying to catch my breath in this corset." Tall or short, brunette or blonde , mousy or (more likely) modestly and understatedly beautiful: Romance sheroes tend to come in a variety of packages. The two things that stay the same? Their youth and their thinness. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick to my gills of the endless parade of young, thin sheroes. When it comes to portraying younger peeps as if they have a right to all the wisdom I’ve collected as a spicy-smart 38-year-old, I admit I’m as guilty as anyone; my main characters all clock in at under 35. But this is my blog, and I can darn well ignore my faults for now. In this blog post, we’re talking the problem of size diversity – or lack of, therefore -- in the romance genre. Enter Katana, my plus-size protagonist. I’ve mentioned this in prior posts, but in case it escaped your attention, the shero in Hunted Dreams is fat . I never ...